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| Welcome
to the College Library! |
Hours of Opening:
Monday to Wednesday: 8.30 am to 4.00 pm
Thursday and Friday : 8.30 am to 3.00 pm |
| Joining
the College Library: |
| All pupils and staff are
members of the College Library. Your Library card will be your cashless
catering card - so make sure you don't lose it. You will NOT be
charged for borrowing books from the library, unless you lose a book.
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| In
the Library you will find: |
Fiction
(story books)
 Mostly
arranged by genre (category) and within those categories in alphabetical
order, by the first three letters of the author's surname.
Some
paperbacks, in no particular order can be found on the carousels.
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Non-Fiction
(information books)
Arranged
on the shelf by number using the Dewey
Decimal System. Each main subject has a number: |
| 500 General Science |
| This is then subdivided.
For example: |
510 Maths
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry |
Use the decoder chart to help you find the number you require, or
try using the Computer Search Catalogue 'Alice'. Ask the librarian
for further details.
Most
of the non-fiction books can be borrowed but there are some for reference
only (for example: encyclopaedias). These may be used for reference
in the library, and are not to be taken away. (If you are unsure please
do not be afraid to ask). |
| Computers: |
| There are 12 computers networked
and linked to the Internet, which you are able to use at break and
lunch time with the facility to print, but we now ask for a small
payment if you want to print in colour. |
| Careers
(Connexions): |
| The Careers Section (now
called Connexions)
is housed in the library. This is mainly for reference. It may prove
useful when you have to choose your options at the end of year 9 and
to think about what you are going to do after your GCSE's. Career
computer programs are also available to look up various job descriptions
and required qualifications. |
| Break
and Lunchtime: |
The Library is open at break and lunchtime. You can come in to use
computers, do research for homework or read quietly. You may also
borrow and return books during these times.
Please
note that all years have a social area and the Library should not
be used as a meeting area. |
| Suggestion
Book: |
| We now have a suggestion
book where you are welcome to write down any suggestions for books
you would like us to buy. We can't guarantee to buy everything that
you suggest but we will listen to your ideas. |
| Borrowing
from the Library: |
Materials can be used in the library, in the classroom and at home.
Most of the books are available for borrowing. One fiction book may
be borrowed for two weeks and one non-fiction book may be borrowed
for one week.
Please
return all items promptly.
Items
may be renewed providing they are not reserved. If a book that you
would like to read is out on loan - ask the librarian to reserve it
for you. You can then borrow the book as soon as it is returned!
If
you fail to return (or lose) the book, you may be asked to contribute
towards the cost of replacing it.
Please
note we now have a security system so all books must be booked in
and out of the library. |
| Comberton
Public Library: |
| This small branch is situated
at the front of the College and is part of Cambridgeshire Libraries
and Information Service. The library staff there can help you obtain
any information available in libraries throughout Cambridgeshire.
There is also a much larger library in Lion Yard, Cambridge. |
| Please
Remember - Code of Conduct: |
| There is a Code
of Conduct, which operates in the Library, which you must be familiar
with and which is based on the needs of everyone. |
